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Iran, Japan to devise economic roadmap
Sep 22, 2016 15:00Iran says it is ready to work with Iran on devising a 10-year roadmap to expand economic relations between the two countries.
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Tens of flights canceled as Typhoon Malakas hit southern Japan
Sep 20, 2016 08:37A strong typhoon has swept through southern Japan, prompting the cancellation of scores of flights and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
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Japan’s Abe 'seriously concerned' about China's territorial claims
Sep 07, 2016 13:08Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Tokyo is “seriously concerned” about China’s claims in the East and South China seas.
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North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan: South Korea
Sep 05, 2016 02:35South Korea says the North has fired three ballistic missiles from a western region in the capital Pyongyang into the Sea of Japan.
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Global determination required to fight terrorism: Iranian MP
Sep 04, 2016 01:00A senior Iranian lawmaker says firm international resolve is required to counter the scourge of terrorism plighting Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq and Syria.
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Japan urges new era in relations with Russia
Sep 03, 2016 11:49Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to contribute to a new era in relations between the two countries that are strained over a decades-long territorial dispute.
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Russia, Japan to work on draft deal to end islands row
Sep 02, 2016 13:55Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to continue talks on the disputed Kuril islands in preparation for a meeting aimed at striking a deal to end the territorial row by December.
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Typhoon Lionrock kills 14, uproots hundreds in northern Japan
Sep 02, 2016 05:45A devastating storm in northern Japan has claimed the lives of at least 14 people and left more than 1,600 others stranded in the affected areas.
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Typhoon Lionrock kills 9 people at Japanese elderly home
Aug 31, 2016 04:15Nine people have lost their lives at an elderly care home in northern Japan as a powerful typhoon ripped through the region, causing heavy flooding and damage.
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Japan, China, S Korea begin meeting on disputes
Aug 23, 2016 11:49Foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea have kicked off a meeting in the Japanese capital to discuss their commonalities and differences amid boiling territorial disputes and problems with North Korea.